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Owned, controlled, not much of a difference. I know now that you're the one that has no clue in the world. No one denied at all that Atlanta was the regional Fed city, but other than that, Atlanta (metro of five million) has no influence on Florida (a state of 18 million), aside from the Panhandle and Jacksonville. That's what I said, yet you came back with the same old "Fed" excuse over and over.

Wrong. You have absolutely no clue - at all. And YOU never even acknowledged the fact that Atlanta was the regional Fed city - now with other people agreeing, you start to backpedal.

If you honestly believe that Atlanta has no influence over Florida, just keep thinking it. Business people know otherwise.

Just to blow your mind a little, how do you explain the fact that the number one airport flown to from EVERY single city in Florida with commercial service is Atlanta? And I'm not talking about connections at the Delta hub - I'm talking O & D TO Atlanta. How is that possible if Atlanta has zero influence on Florida? Hint - they are coming because this is the dominant city in the region for business. And yes, that includes all 18 million residents.

To be honest, no city in florida really influences any city within the state. The majority of the people that live there despise Miami, than you got lots of people that hate Orlando. JAX is just usually never brought up lol.

I don't know where you got this from? Maybe the North Floridians dislike Miami. But the majority of Florida does not despise Miami. I have family and friends all over the state since that's where my mom's family came from. Nobody shows any discontent towards Miami. In fact, many in Orlando and Tampa-St. Pete commute to Miami every weekend to visit family and friends. Many in Orlando has family all over Miami because many people left South Florida to move to Orlando because it's cleaner, safer, and more affordable.

Yeah most South Floridians do tend to look up to themselves rather then other citie in the South. But he meant on a federal level. If we were talking about everyday lifestyles and trends and circumstances then it wouldnt be true. But he meant federaly so he had a good point.

Yeah he has a great point in that regards federally. I would say business wise he is also correct which is why Atlanta has more fortune 500 companies as well. But when, tourism, banking, and everyday social lifestyles come into play. Atlanta's influences dies.

Nobody is denying the fact that Atlanta is very very important to the South, johnatl. They do have some advantages to the region. Your argument just continues to prove my point on how Atlanta is the center of the South, not the capital. To say that people in South Florida is influenced by Atlanta is a huge stretch. Atlanta is not on the radar to most South Floridans. If they look to any other big city, it's another city within it's own state, not Atlanta. This is no disrespect to Atlanta.

Well Spade, to be honest when the average "Joe on the street" in South Florida thinks of any city, it is usually New York, not some other Florida city.

Yeah he has a great point in that regards federally. I would say business wise he is also correct which is why Atlanta has more fortune 500 companies as well. But when, tourism, banking, and everyday social lifestyles come into play. Atlanta's influences dies.

Well Spade, to be honest when the average "Joe on the street" in South Florida thinks of any city, it is usually New York, not some other Florida city.

While true. I was speaking of pure bred Floridians born and raised that has no connections to New York whatsoever. Orlando because of it's theme parks and it's cleanliness reputation is thought of more than Atlanta. Even Tampa-St. Pete. Put it this way. When South Floridians want to go and visit a theme park and they are tired of Disney World, they don't think of SFOG. They think Busch-Gardens in Tampa. They don't care about Six Flags.

Unless they were huge coaster nuts, I would agree with you. Coaster fans on the other hand, do indeed think of Six Flags.

They do. But they can think of just about any Six Flags park. Besides, it's not like Disney and Busch-Gardens lack in coasters themselves.

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